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The monthly service, MEL Kids, visually translates difficult-to-understand science concepts through hands-on experiments, an accompanying illustrated comic book and a lesson delivered via augmented reality app.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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MicroBurr removal utilizing electropolishing
10 Mar 2020Are you experiencing burring issues with metal parts? Electropolishing can help in several ways. -
Reduce your cost of heating with Watt-Flex®
10 Mar 2020Watt-Flex® offers precision heat while reducing your cost of heating. Trust the Dalton difference! -
Watch: Extra large stamping line pressed into service by Nissan
09 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe new press weighs 2000 tons and required 18 months to install at the Sunderland plant in the U.K. -
Video: Blastoff to the ISS for heart cell study
06 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe cosmic cardiac mission will examine the effects of microgravity environments on heart health and translate findings into improved treatments for heart muscle diseases. -
Laser-based defense system can down autonomous drones
06 Mar 2020Source: Marie DonlonA professor from Israel’s’ Ben-Gurion University has developed a laser-based system capable of downing autonomous drones. -
Assembly systems by DEPRAG
06 Mar 2020Deprag – our customer's one-stop-shop that assumes the responsibility for the entire system. -
Watch how cement-free concrete bends
05 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinSynthesized with coal fly ash and other industrial wastes, a new geopolymer composite is as strong as common concrete but possesses some flexibility. -
Video: Goodyear unveils regenerating concept vehicle tire
05 Mar 2020Source: Peter BrownThe tire uses capsules made of biodegradable material that regenerates the tire after harsh road conditions. -
Join us on a trip through the slip ring
05 Mar 2020Each element – energy, data, media, electrical, or optical signal – entails varying demands. Thanks to our wide range of transmission technologies, we guarantee the best possible path through the slip ring. -
Video: Nuclear power plant plans are now open source
04 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinDesigns for a small-scale 100 MW pressurized water reactor that could be built in two years for just $300 million are publicly accessible. -
Why do cables fail?
04 Mar 2020Discover how you can prevent unplanned downtime by avoiding these six causes of cable failure. -
Video: Materials solutions drive EV battery assembly efficiency
03 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe materials can advance high-volume electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing operations with short cycle times and process flexibility. -
Team develops wearable device that camouflages the wearer
03 Mar 2020Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from the University of California San Diego has created a wearable device that makes the wearer imperceptible to heat-detecting sensors, such as those built into night vision goggles, even during ambient temperature changes. -
Inductive sensors based on eddy currents for displacement, distance, and position
03 Mar 2020Ideal for harsh industrial environments: dirt, pressure, temperature. Benefits: high linearity, resolution and temperature stability. -
New epoxy hardens when one section is exposed to light
02 Mar 2020Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from TU Wein created a special formula for epoxy resins transforms within seconds just by applying light. -
Watch magnetized microbots automate microfluidic assays
02 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinTiny ferrobots about 2 mm in diameter can coordinate and expedite the manipulation of fluid droplets as required in medical diagnostic assays, drug development and other uses. -
Watch: Smithsonian Institution launches open access image digital database
28 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinAn online platform launched by the Smithsonian Institution now provides public access to almost three million high-resolution 2D and 3D images. -
Watch: Life-extension craft docks with first satellite customer
28 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinIntelsat 901, a communications satellite running low on fuel, docked with Northrop’s Mission Extension Vehicle to receive life extension services. -
Video: OnRobot launches 3-finger electric gripper for cylindrical objects
28 Feb 2020Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe gripper makes previously hard-to-automate precision handling of cylindrical parts easy to program and deploy and provides flexibility for a wide range of part sizes. -
Watch how drones take on rebar tying tasks
27 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinManual rebar tying tasks can now give way to a more modern solution: Drones that automate the process for concrete flatwork and other slabs.